Hello Willem,
I used a regular 100-140 watt soldering gun, not sure to what degree of temperature it produced but it did the job. I had light etched the blade, just enough to see the twistcore pattern. I will re-etched it again once the restoration is complete.
link:
http://s616.photobucket.com/albums/t...urrent=008.jpg
Kino,
Thanks for the compliment. As for the clamp, I rec'd an e-mail from Battara
last night. thanks for the offer.